U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9854: Citizenship Act of 2026
Status: In committee, July 22, 2026
To declare that any person who enters the United States without authorization or for the purpose of engaging in birth tourism is considered an invader and to amend section 301(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to exclude the children of invaders from birthright citizenship.
What the bill says
To declare that any person who enters the United States without authorization or for the purpose of engaging in birth tourism is considered an invader and to amend section 301(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to exclude the children of invaders from birthright citizenship.
From the introduced text, July 22, 2026:
A BILL To declare that any person who enters the United States without authorization or for the purpose of engaging in birth tourism is considered an invader and to amend section 301(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to exclude the children of invaders from birthright citizenship. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Citizenship Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Section 4 of article IV of the Constitution of the United States imposes a constitutional duty on the United States to protect each [State] against invasion . (2) Section 8 of article I of the Constitution of the United States gives Congress the power to establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization . (3) According to James Madison, the naturalization power given to Congress under article I of the Constitution of the United States was designed to protect States from being forced to accept liberal immigration policies. (4) Illegal immigration into the United States has become a national security crisis. (5) Under the Biden administration, millions of migrants flooded our Nation's borders or were otherwise permitted to enter the country, including known cartel members, violent criminals, and terrorists. (6) President Biden abused emergency temporary immigration programs, such as parole and temporary protected status, to allow millions of otherwise illegal aliens …
Sponsors
- Brandon Gill (R, HD-026) · primary sponsor
- Lauren Boebert (R, HD-004)
- Earl Carter (R, HD-GA-1)
- Randy Weber (R, HD-014)
- Mary Miller (R, HD-015)
- Wesley Hunt (R, HD-038)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Immigration
Common questions
- What is HB9854?
- HB9854 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Citizenship Act of 2026.
- What does HB9854 do?
- In its own words: To declare that any person who enters the United States without authorization or for the purpose of engaging in birth tourism is considered an invader and to amend section 301(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to exclude the children of invaders from birthright citizenship.
- What is the status of HB9854?
- In committee as of July 22, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (July 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9854?
- Brandon Gill (R, HD-026), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB9854?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9854
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